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Meeting these standards is part of the FFL award criteria, so by achieving an award, you are also demonstrating that you are meeting these new standards.

The new standards include:

One or more portions of vegetables or salad as an accompaniment every day

At least three different fruits, and three different vegetables each week

An emphasis on wholegrain foods in place of refined carbohydrates

An emphasis on making water the drink of choice

Limiting fruit juice portions to 150ml

Restricting the amount of added sugars or honey in other drinks to five percent

No more than two portions a week of food that has been deep-fried, batter-coated or breadcrumb-coated.

No more than two portions of food which include pastry each week.

The Soil Association’s Food for Life Catering Mark is cited within the new school food standards as a framework that helps cooks and caterers to show they meet the school food standards as well as demonstrate their commitment to serving fresh, traceable, sustainably sourced food.